?Sorry, we thought you were a Jew? - Le?gal In?sur?rec?tion

Here?s your ?Arab Spring? and ?Arab Street? for you.

From a BBC correspondent?(h/t Daily Dish):

While walking in the street someone pushed me from behind with such force that I nearly fell over.

Turning around, I found myself surrounded by five men, one of whom tried to punch me in the face. I stopped the attack by pointing out how shameful it was for a Muslim to assault a guest in his country, especially during Ramadan.

Relieved that a seemingly random assault was over, I was appalled by the apology offered by one of my assailants. ?Sorry,? he said contritely, offering his hand, ?we thought you were a Jew.?

Shaking his head in disbelief on hearing the news, an Egyptian friend sympathised: ?That?s stupid, you are obviously not a Jew.?

The chilling implication I was left with was that, had I been Jewish, the assault would have apparently been justified.

Just like the attack on Lara Logan, in the new Egypt and elsewhere, looking Jewish is a dangerous thing.

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Source: http://legalinsurrection.com/2011/09/sorry-we-thought-you-were-a-jew/

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